Shape and area fluctuation effects on nucleation theory

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 140, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Prestipino, Santi ^a   Laio, Alessandro ^b   Tosatti, Erio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b DEMOCRITOS NATIONAL SIMULATION CENTER   (Italy)

^c ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER COMPUTING; COMPUTATION THEORY; FREE ENERGY; NUCLEATION;

CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; CLUSTER FORMATIONS; NUCLEATION BARRIER; NUCLEATION PROCESS; NUCLEATION THEORY; SHAPE FLUCTUATIONS; SPHERICAL CLUSTERS; TRANSITION STATE;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 84896792811     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4866971     Document Type: Article

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